1976 World Championship Tennis Finals – Singles

Singles
1976 World Championship Tennis Finals
Champion Sweden Björn Borg
Runner-up Argentina Guillermo Vilas
Final score 16, 61, 75, 61

Arthur Ashe was the defending champion but lost in the quarterfinals to Harold Solomon.

Björn Borg won in the final 16, 61, 75, 61 against Guillermo Vilas.

Seeds

A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated.

  1. United States Arthur Ashe (Quarterfinals)
  2. Argentina Guillermo Vilas (Final)
  3. Sweden Björn Borg (Champion)
  4. Mexico Raúl Ramirez (Quarterfinals)
  1. United States Dick Stockton (Semifinals)
  2. United States Eddie Dibbs (Quarterfinals)
  3. United States Harold Solomon (Quarterfinals)
  4. United States Robert Lutz (Semifinals)

Draw

Key

  Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
                                                   
  1  United States Arthur Ashe 5 6 1 3    
7  United States Harold Solomon 7 3 6 6    
  7  United States Harold Solomon 5 0 3      
  3  Sweden Björn Borg 7 6 6      
3  Sweden Björn Borg 3 6 6 6  
  6  United States Eddie Dibbs 6 3 4 2    
    3  Sweden Björn Borg 1 6 7 6  
  2  Argentina Guillermo Vilas 6 1 5 1  
  5  United States Dick Stockton 6 7 7      
4  Mexico Raúl Ramirez 3 6 6      
5  United States Dick Stockton 5 4 1    
  2  Argentina Guillermo Vilas 7 6 6      
8  United States Robert Lutz 7 1 1 2  
  2  Argentina Guillermo Vilas 5 6 6 6    

References

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